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Florida teachers work at last year's salaries amid tight state budget, Orlando Sentinel

By Leslie Postal
November 4, 2008

Three months into the school year, most Florida teachers are working for the same pay they got last year, as a grim state budget has stalled salary negotiations in districts across the state.So far, only 13 of 67 school districts have settled on pay-hike agreements for the current year.

Typically, more than 30 districts would have wrapped up union negotiations by this time, said Max Schmidt, executive director of the Florida School Labor Relations Service.

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